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Memory Leak Identification in Extension Modules

Updated May 4, 2026

Short answer

Finding leaks in C-extensions via the Python API.

Deep explanation

Requires using the tracemalloc module and the gc module to inspect object referrers, combined with C-level debuggers like Valgrind to identify lost PyObject references.

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